To repeat the advice from others (but with links ;) ) I'd download a popular engine, import a scene into that engine, and post some in-engine renders. You can get a free copy of the Crytek engine from http://mycryengine.com/, the Unreal image from http://www.unrealengine.com/udk/, and the Unity engine from…
By quake method he means you don't make the whole exterior of the house. You only make a false front, like a stage set. This only works if the player is limited to traveling on one main street, and there are no spaces between the houses. Depends on your town style, and the gameplay. Unity should have no trouble with…
I've been tooling around with Unity for a few years now, about a year ago I took the leap to actually code everything myself. Have about 5 unfinished projects. One, I did finish was released as an iOS app "bath time" (iPhone & iPad) http://itunes.apple.com/app/bath-time/id486196001?l=en&mt=8 It's also featured on the Unity…
I think unity free does have a shader that does that. With the free version, you can not build your own materials a la max or UDK (unless you download an extra script) but it does allow you to pick from a handful of standard materials. You just add some textures to them. Aha: http://unity3d.com/unity/features/shaders Quite…
Learn Site-wise it's broken to a few areas that aren't immediately obvious: individual bite-size tut's -http://unity3d.com/learn/tutorials/modules step-by-step projects - http://unity3d.com/learn/tutorials/projects and the archive of our live training on twitch here - http://unity3d.com/learn/live-training 3D Buzz,…
Good start would be to check out this tutorial: http://unity3d.com/support/resources/tutorials/fpstutorial.html If i remember right, all those assets are free to use, even commercially in your own projects. Remember to google too and search from youtube..
Here's couple of things to look into: http://unity3d.com/support/documentation/Components/animeditor-AnimationEvents.html [ame=" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_4VohnaJUc"]Creating a CutScene - YouTube[/ame]